Michigan's white pine lumber industry, and much of the hardwood logging that followed, took place before automobiles and tractors appeared in the forests. I've covered the importance of rivers in a past bog entry of getting the logs to the sawmills, but without horses, the logs would have never been moved to the rivers from where they were cut. It Continue Reading

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My name is Rob Burg and I am a lumber and CCC historian in Michigan. From 1998-2013, I was the site historian and historic sites manager for four historic sites and museums for the Michigan Historical Museum system, notably the Hartwick Pines Logging Museum at Hartwick Pines State Park and the Michigan CCC Museum at Higgins Lake. Read more about me > >